title: The use of two Amplatzer "Cribriform" Septal Occluders to close multiple postinfarction ventricular septal defects.
abstract: Rupture of the interventricular septum is an uncommon and often fatal complication of myocardial infarction. Herein, we report the successful deployment of the Amplatzer Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder-"Cribriform" (AGA Medical Corporation; Plymouth, Minn) during 2 procedures to close multiple postinfarction ventricular septal defects in a severely ill patient. We show that, in selected patients who have multi-fenestrated multiple postinfarction ventricular septal defects, transcatheter implantation of the Amplatzer Cribriform Occluder can be a good therapeutic option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szkutnik
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusa
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bialkowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation